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Ancient teeth reveal clues to the environment humans" early ancestors evolved in millions of years ago
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (896+ words) Zelalem Bedaso, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel stays hard…...
Begged to stop: 12 families sue Texas school over forced workouts
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (363+ words) A Texas coach's punishment sent 20 teenagers to the hospital with severe injuries and illness in San Angelo. Twelve families are suing Texas Leadership Charter Academy in San Angelo after a coach's punishment sent 20 teenagers to the hospital with severe injuries…...
9 sickened in E. coli outbreak tied to a California company's raw milk and cheese
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (282+ words) Nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to raw milk and cheddar cheese made with it from Raw Farm, a Fresno, California, producer, health officials said. No deaths have been reported…...
Visitors are mourning a big loss at the Houston Zoo
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) Tesoro arrived at the Houston Zoo as a cub in 2015." The Houston Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved animals. On Friday morning, the zoo said goodbye to Tesoro, an 11-year-old male jaguar, who was humanely…...
Nearly 300 Houston hospital workers could lose jobs after contract change
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (331+ words) Nearly 300 Houston hospital food workers could be affected by a contract shift'but it's not a traditional layoff. Hundreds of hospital food and nutrition workers in the Houston area could soon be affected by a contract change at a major health…...
A Florida hospital drops its lawsuit against a woman who refused to leave the facility
2+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting an injunction to force the woman to leave room 373 and authorizing the county sheriff's office to assist if necessary. She was officially discharged from the hospital in early October. A hearing…...
Fired state employees breached the personal data of 33, 529 more Texans
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) A Texas Health and Human Services client application on April 24, 2018. Texas Health and Human Services Commission late Wednesday began notifying another 33, 529 recipients of state benefits that their private information had been improperly accessed. The latest announcement comes as the state…...
Houston's poorest ZIP codes lack mental-health care, study says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) Study shows Houston's poorest ZIP codes have fewest mental-health providers "Entire neighborhoods in north and east Houston have few to no mental-health providers'sometimes just a single licensed therapist'according to a new University of Houston study mapping access across the city....
Anthrax-causing bacteria have dwelled in soil for centuries " cycling through people, animals and earth
3+ week, 2+ day ago (710+ words) Hannah Kinzer, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues. The bacteria that cause anthrax are called Bacillus anthracis....
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is hospitalized after a minor procedure, her office says
2+ week, 3+ day ago (181+ words) The 81-year-old Republican governor will be monitored at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery "in the coming days" out of an abundance of caution, Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said in a statement. The fluid was discovered after Ivey went to…...